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ALTA Certification Academic Language Therapy

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Attempt - Failure - Frustration - Avoidance - Lack of Practice - No improvement - Loss of esteem - loss of motivation = THIS






2. Was a major change in the pronunciation of the English language that took place in England between 1350 and 1500.[1] This was first studied by Otto Jespersen (1860-1943) - a Danish linguist and Anglicist - who coined the term. Because English spellin






3. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder






4. A word to which affixes are added. A base word can stand alone.






5. Vowel team syllable (digraph - dipthong)






6. A word made from a base word by the addition of one or more affixes






7. 1887 - ophthalmologist - introduced the term dyslexia






8. Vocabulary stressed the events of daily life - Common - everyday - down to earth words - Most are one syllable words






9. A score to which raw scores are converted by numerical transformation ( conversion of raw scores to percentile ranks or standard scores)






10. A graphic compilation of the performance of an individual on a series of assessments.






11. Present the parts of the language and then teaches how the parts work together to make a whole. Part of a MSLE Program






12. Ability to think reason and solve problems. Skills are usually measured by an individual test of intelligence/IQ test. Requires being able to generalize from past experience and use that knowledge to respond to new situations.






13. The writing system of a language. Correct or standardized spelling according to established usage.






14. Was a pivotal event in English history. It largely removed the native ruling class - replacing it with a foreign - French-speaking monarchy - aristocracy - and clerical hierarchy. This - in turn - brought about a transformation of the English languag






15. The flat diacritical mark above a vowel in a send picture or phonic/dictionary notation that indicates a long sound.






16. A letter or a group of letters attached to the beginning or ending of a base word or root that creates a derivative with a meaning or grammatical form that is different that the base word or root.






17. Paired association between letters and letter sounds; an approach to teaching of reading and spelling that emphasizes sound-symbol relationships - especially in early instruction.






18. Changes in curriculum - supplementary aides or equipment - and provision of specialized facilities that allow students to participate in educational environment to fullest extent possible.






19. Aspect of language concerned with meaning. Curriculum should include comprehension of written language.






20. A pattern of letters (found in a single syllable) which occurs frequently together. The pronunciation of at least one of the component parts is unexpected or the letters stand in an unexpected sequence ( ar - er - ir - or - us - qu - wh)






21. Given normal hearing - the ability to understand spoken language in a meaningful way.






22. Scientific terminology and often appear in science texts - Greek roots are often combining forms and compound to form words.






23. 1877 - first to use the term "word-blindness"






24. An objective test that is given and scored in a uniform manner. Scores are often norm-referenced. For example SAT






25. 1925 - Coined the term "strephosymbolia" which means twisted symbols; Pathologist - neurologist and psychitrist in the US - studied with Dr. Alzheimer in Germany - work influenced by James Hinshelwood






26. A syllable ending with a long vowel sound. (labor - freedom)






27. The ability to translate print to speech with rapidity and automaticity that allows the reader to focus on meaning.






28. A morpheme attached to the end of a word that creates a word with a different form or use. Suffixes include inflected forms indicating tense - number - person and comparatives.






29. A score that combines several scores according to a specified formula.






30. Taught visual to auditory - Taught auditory to visual - Students should also master blending of sounds into words and as well segmenting whole words into individual sounds.






31. A base word or meaningful unit in there terminology of structural linguistics.






32. Set of principles that dictate the sequence and function of words in a sentence in order to convey meaning - must include grammar - sentence types - and mechanics of language






33. Phonemic Awareness - Phonics - Vocabulary Development - Reading Fluency - including oral reading skills - Reading Comprehension Strategies






34. A significant unit of visual shape. We use the visual shape as to cover not only writing - but also any other shape perceived by the eye which is a visible representation of a unit of speech. A single graphic letter or letter cluster which represents






35. Use - pictures - charts - maps - graphs - etc...clear view of teacher - color to highlight important text - ask teacher to provide handouts - illustrate ideas as pictures before writing them down - use multi media






36. Involve at least two people. It includes the ability to maintain eye contact - understand body language of others - take turns in a conversation - stick to the subject - and use oral language appropriate for the situation.






37. Whole body learning






38. Participate in classroom discussions - make speeches/presentations - use tape records during lectures - read text out loud - create musical jingles - create mnemonics to aid memorization - discuss ideas verbally






39. A way of describing - in standard deviation units - a raw score's distance from its distribution means.






40. Words that are able to be broken apart by the position of the vowels and consonants in order to pronounce.






41. Multisensory Structured Language






42. r-controlled syllable






43. Study of sounds and how the work within their environment






44. Are standardized and measure your progress and achievements as a student.






45. Four adjacent letters representing one sound (eigh)






46. Refers tot he measurement consistency of a test






47. An affix attached to the beginning of a word that changes the meaning of that word.






48. Proceeds from the part to the whole.Reading is driven by the text. Emphasizes the written or printed text. Flesch - Gough - LaBerge and Samuels.






49. Whole language. Founder of Whole language concept






50. The term is also used for the language now called Old English - spoken and written by the ________ and their descendants in much of what is now England and some of southeastern Scotland between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century.